Clothesline



Nov. 3, 1925.

F. MOORE CLOTHESLINE Filedv Jan. 19. 1925 patented Nov. 3 1225.

- Unirse stares FRANK Moons, or. Tono-Nro, ONTARIO, clair-.ninnav cLo'rHEsLINE,

Application filed January 19, 1925.V 4'serieu no. laats.v

of at least two twisted wires held under tension, in order to; grip therebetween the garment to be suspended from the line, and to provide means to readily separate the members of the line at the points required in order to permit the article to be inserted therebetween an-d removed, and in vthe following specification I shall illustrate and describe one disclosure within my invention, and what I claim as new will be set forth in the claims forming part of this specification.

Fig. l is a side elevation of portion of a clothes line twisted after the manner necessary in putting my invention intopractice, showing one end attached to means to maintain the line taut. Fig. 2 is a view similar` the two members of the line, and showing the spreading device threaded on the wires, in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section on the line i3- 3, Fig. 2, on an en-V larged scale, and Fig. 4 is a vertical longi-- tudinal section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3.

In the drawings, like characters of reference refer to the same parts.

Although I have described my invention embodied for use as a clothes line, it must be understood that this is merely for illustration purposes and is not to be construed as limiting the field of application or usefulness of my invention. t

The line must be held underconsiderable tension in order to maintain the twisted wires normally in close relationship, and it will be understood of course that thematerial out of which the wires are made will be more or less tempered in order to get the best results.

The wires composing the lineare twisted together before the spreading device vis incunted thereon, and the pitch ofthe c0n volutions or twists of each wire must be Mbonii, a subi' 'Sp' radine' d' y ends of the wir to clothes lines intended to be used without pegs', and the principal object of my invention is to utilize the inherent gripping power' such afsto permit-of ,therea'd'y movement of said spreading device on the line.. Y v

2 and l3 are the wires, land these'v are twisted together... Italie one long` wire and' bfeiij-d it'm half,y thus forming j a l`opj' `1 `'at/ one end. Thi'slop is attached over a 'suitable support and they wires( 2. .l and twisted together., Aftery this operation, the l'ce5fispthreaded over ,the- `free L These free'ends are ltlien at' I 6' to' V a suitable tui vice capable of' pt "buckle 7 or other de- 'i'ng the line under the any suitable support notl sliowii. The loop 4` has been previously placed over a suitable coupling element 8 attached to anysuitable support 9.

lThe form of spreading device disclosed` embraces a cylindrical-shaped member 10 having two holes 11 formed therein longitudinally through which pass the wires 2 and 3. For the convenience of handling, the spreading device is provided with a sleeve 12 in which the cylindrical member 10 is mounted.' Each edge of thel sleeve 12 is turned inwardly so as to form retaining` flanges 13 so as to maintain thesaid sleeve As shown clearly in Fig. 2, the wires 2 andy 3 are 'of course always held in spaced rela-I tionship at the place where the spreading.

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` Vand member 10 in co'-operative relationship. i to Fig. 1, showing a garment held between device is located. Now, when the spreading Y device'is moved obviously the wires 2 and 3 are progressively spread apart, and in the space therebetween at either side of said dev vice, for instance, the space 14, the corner of a garment is placed, and 'as the device 5 is movingaway from this space, the twists orconvolutions of the wires close together, and so grip the corner of the garment. By reversing the direction of movement 4of said spreading device, the wires 2 and 3 are separated and permit of the ready removal of the gripped portion of the garment. f

As .the spreading device is moved, th cylindrical member 10 is freeto turn within the sleeve l2.

The pitch of the turns or convolutions must not be too short, and in practice I have found that approximately apitch of eleven inches gives splendid results. In Fig. 1 the distance between the circles 15 and 16, and 16 and 17 represent the length of the pitch. The ,other circles are merely placedto" show Azo approximately cross sections through the twisted wires at certain locations at and bef tween the commencement and ending of a complete twist or turn of the wires.

As far as my knowledge of the prior art goes, I know of no line for the purpose set forth, held under tension to normally keep the twists or turns of the wires in close contact, and which wires are temporarily separate-d at the desired locations to provide the necessary spaces to permit of the insertion and removal of portion of a garment or other article.

Obviously many different devices may be used to support each end of a line embodying the principle of my invention, and maintain the same under the desired tension or strain.

' While I have described .what I consider to be the best embodiment within my invention, it must be understood that the principle thereof may be embodied in many different forms, and I desire not to be limited beyond the requirements of the prior art and the terms of my claims.

What I claim asmy invention'is: l. As a new article of manufacture a line embracing at least two members suit-ably permanently twisted together and when in.

use adapted to be un-der constant tension in order to maintain said members in Close relationship, and a spreading device mounted on said members and adapted to be moved longitudinally of sai-d line to separate said members at the locations desired, forthe purpose specified. Y

2. As a new article o-f manufacture a line embracing at least two members suitably permanently twisted together andv when in use adapted to be under constant tension in order to maintain said members in close relationship, and -a spreading device embracing a cylindrical member, provided with holes formed longitudinally therethrough through which the-members of said line are passed, and a sleeve associated with said cylindrical member, as set forth and for the purpose specified. f

FRANK MOORE. 

